PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
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5-part consecutive
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5-part opening
3
6-part consecutive
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6-part opening
1
7-part consecutive
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8-part consecutive
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8-part opening
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9-part consecutive
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9-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
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double
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none
2
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
2
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
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untexted
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Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (bastarda)
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display script
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textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
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Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
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rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
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Other Decoration Type
banner
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decorative final long
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Colour of notation: black
Indentation for initials: single
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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